Which sentence best describes a regressive tax? A. Regressive taxes place a higher burden on people who earn less compared to we
althier tax payers. B. Regressive taxes place a higher burden on wealthy tax payers compared to people who earn less. C. Regressive taxes result in poor tax payers paying no taxes. D. Regressive taxes prevent tax rates from rising over time.
A regressive tax is applied uniformly to all taxpayers. Therefore, every person pays exactly the same, but such payment means a higher burden for those taxpayers with a lower income. If you earn 100, paying 1 as tax doesn't mind a lot to you, but if you earned 10 it would mind much more.
The most important regressive tax is the value added tax (VAT), in which a certain percentage of the price paid for a product is charged on top as a tax. If you buy rice, the percentage charged as VAT is the same for all consumers, but that amount of money would mean more to a humble shop owner than to the US president, for example.
A strict constructionist would interpret the Constitution using only the words as written in the text without considerations for legislative history and the like.
Answer The friction force points against the direction that the object would slide without friction. Static friction keeps gravity from pulling the cheese down the incline. Figure 1. Cheese resting on an incline because static friction holds it in place
We (as in 2016) cannot use the land bridge because of the melting of the glaciers. Back then the glaciers were still in one piece and the sea levels were much lower than now. This allowed the early people to cross the bearing straight.
